Posts by jason_kraft

Quote:Originally Posted by BakerBee7468 I also havent figured out what would be best as far as tracking expenses. how hard would be to track my own expenses? I know it would probably be expensive to have someone do it for me. All it...

Quote:Originally Posted by DisneyDreamer I have people who love the concept and people who are flat out rude about it. Which people are you referring to, and how are they rude?

What is this customer's budget and how many servings do they need? These questions should be asked at the beginning of the order process to help quickly narrow down what is reasonable and what is not.

Quote:Originally Posted by ellavanilla I wouldn't be worried about face-to-face customers scamming me. I've only had two bounced checks in 8 years and both were from a friend who made a mistake.  Same here, 2 bounced checks in 4...

Quote:Originally Posted by bakerbee16 If I am the sole proprietor, will liability insurance cover me? I am not a registered LLC or anything yet. This is my first cake I am actually selling so I'm going to wait and see if business...

Quote:Originally Posted by kaylawaylalayla maybe a better question would be,how much would this cost you? Including ingredients, labor, and allocated overhead, somewhere in the $70-250 range.

Depending on your costs you are looking at a price between $100 and $300. There is no single "cheapest price", it all depends on how much you want to pay yourself.

FYI it's also easy for a customer to file a PayPal dispute, and since they are not a real bank they can do things like freezing your entire account during a dispute.

Quote:Originally Posted by BakerBee7468 That what I thought, that u had to have separate liability insurance or be a LLC. Here in my state though you don't have to rent a commercial building or kitchen if you don't want. People can...

Quote:Originally Posted by ny20005 You've priced a complex cake for the cost of ingredients & she wants to shop around !! When you are not serious about running a legitimate business and charging appropriate prices, you are bound to...